Why the above title? It just came to me. Considering what I intend to write about which is in many ways a extension of the last post. I'm hesitant to use the above title. Yet here goes.
Have you ever noticed that when you visit many of these ministry web sites and especially within the prophetic ministry. You see words like "Buy this book, order this cd, get this teaching series, and there are dollar signs all over the home page? What gives?
I realize that it takes love gifts, tithes and offerings to run a ministry. However I must share that I dislike seeing heavenly revelation, the Kingdom of God, God's Word and word highlighting like the Anointing, Fire, Heavenly Encounters and such things for sale.
When you read the scriptures the apostles who were empowered from on High, full of the Holy Ghost, those whom proved their ministry (or shall we say, the Lord did) they were also prophets, new testament prophets. Yet they were told to go, do this, do that, and take nothing with them in their purses.
Mar 6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
You see they were not called to turn the Kingdom of God, the power of God, the anointing of God, Revelation or the prophetic ministry into a business and a marketing concept. They were called to fearless faith, trust, obedience and to walk in the true power of the Kingdom. The exact wording in the above scripture says "and commanded them".
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not against ministries being empowered financially to preach the Kingdom of God, God's Word and bless others. However would Christ deny the poor or those whom can't afford the latest and greatest revelation and prophetic words because they have no money. I think not.
Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Maybe the body of Christ would do better to have mercy and compassion on those whom can't afford to wet their wallets, and bless others to the Glory of God.
Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
May we all have mercy and compassion on all seeking the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Those that are thirsty and hungry for the things of God, even when they cant meet the price of a book or teaching series. May we all seek to lay up treasures in heaven and bless the poor, those with less and not just those that have.
Jesus said and please read this carefully "Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the POOR; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
No where in scripture did Christ or the Apostles turn the Kingdom of God, the power of the Kingdom, the Anointing, Revelation of any other aspect of the Kingdom into a marketing concept, sell anointed Holy Oil, anointed handkerchiefs, prophetic words, revelation and so on.
You see, the gifts of God are free. The gifts of the Holy Ghost are free.
Act 8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Act 8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Blessings in Christ, the Holy and Anointed One.
Have you ever noticed that when you visit many of these ministry web sites and especially within the prophetic ministry. You see words like "Buy this book, order this cd, get this teaching series, and there are dollar signs all over the home page? What gives?
I realize that it takes love gifts, tithes and offerings to run a ministry. However I must share that I dislike seeing heavenly revelation, the Kingdom of God, God's Word and word highlighting like the Anointing, Fire, Heavenly Encounters and such things for sale.
When you read the scriptures the apostles who were empowered from on High, full of the Holy Ghost, those whom proved their ministry (or shall we say, the Lord did) they were also prophets, new testament prophets. Yet they were told to go, do this, do that, and take nothing with them in their purses.
Mar 6:8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
You see they were not called to turn the Kingdom of God, the power of God, the anointing of God, Revelation or the prophetic ministry into a business and a marketing concept. They were called to fearless faith, trust, obedience and to walk in the true power of the Kingdom. The exact wording in the above scripture says "and commanded them".
Now don't get me wrong. I'm not against ministries being empowered financially to preach the Kingdom of God, God's Word and bless others. However would Christ deny the poor or those whom can't afford the latest and greatest revelation and prophetic words because they have no money. I think not.
Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Maybe the body of Christ would do better to have mercy and compassion on those whom can't afford to wet their wallets, and bless others to the Glory of God.
Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
May we all have mercy and compassion on all seeking the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness. Those that are thirsty and hungry for the things of God, even when they cant meet the price of a book or teaching series. May we all seek to lay up treasures in heaven and bless the poor, those with less and not just those that have.
Jesus said and please read this carefully "Luk 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the POOR; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
No where in scripture did Christ or the Apostles turn the Kingdom of God, the power of the Kingdom, the Anointing, Revelation of any other aspect of the Kingdom into a marketing concept, sell anointed Holy Oil, anointed handkerchiefs, prophetic words, revelation and so on.
You see, the gifts of God are free. The gifts of the Holy Ghost are free.
Act 8:20 But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
Act 8:21 Thou hast neither part nor lot in this matter: for thy heart is not right in the sight of God.
Isa 55:1 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
Blessings in Christ, the Holy and Anointed One.
